Patricia W Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 No, he hasn’t died! His ‘flock’ has dwindled to two very elderly ladies of 10+ and as I’ve decided not to expand this little group again, I decided it was only fair to rehome him. He’s only around 5 and would love some ladies. So, I put him on a Cockerel ‘dating’ FB site called Big Red Rooster. He has been snapped up by a lovely couple who live on a small holding about 45 mins away. I took him over this morning and not only has he a purple cube to live in ( his old one is Blue) he has 10 ladies now! The enormous WIR is attached to a stable block for shelter and has two separate areas. And, it is perched on a hillside overlooking West Wycombe in the Chilterns, so if he gets tired of his ladies, he can gaze at the view. I left him strutting his stuff! So, I’m left with Willie, formerly known as Millie, a millefleur Barbe d’ucle and his two wives, and kept separately, the two pensioners. It seems very quiet here as Willie is not competing with Phillip. The end of an era. I feel quite sad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 Well I assumed he had popped off, given the headline, so I am pleased he is still with us! I'm not surprised you feel sad, they might be small birds, but they are packed with personality. What colour is Philip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 He’s a silver laced Polish Bantam. All white and black lacy patterns. I adopted him from Chickabee originally. She couldn’t keep him and we’d just lost Phillip 1st. The handover happened in the Costa Coffee Shop at Beaconsfield Services on the M40! Perhaps it’s appropriate that his new home is off Junction 5 of the M40. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 Oh goodness....I thought he had gone to the great Eglu in the sky, from the title! However, sounds like he will have a new lease of life! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 Just hope he doesn’t wear himself out! Where he is, is within sight of the Hellfire Caves. Never been there before. Such beautiful surroundings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 I assumed this was Prince Phillip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Patricia W Posted April 27, 2019 Author Share Posted April 27, 2019 He’s a King actually. Named after Phillip 2nd of Spain...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
